​Kristine Holmgren​Your favorite​Minnesota Playwright

​Kristine Holmgren is a produced Minnesota playwright - but you may remember her earlier career as a columnist for the Star Tribune and elsewhere.

For over a decade, Holmgren's thoughtful political commentary was featured on theeditorial pages of The Guardian, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe,Baltimore Sun, and Los Angeles Times.

Holmgren's short stories are anthologized in The Magic of Christmas Miracles, published by William and Morrow and her life outlined in In the Company of Women; published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. She is a frequent commentator for National Public Radio’s All Things Considered.

PAPER DADDY

Charlie Pomeroy was once the princess of Northfield - married to the Dean of Carleton College and hostess to one of the grand mansions of Rice County.

Now - reduced to poverty when her husband abandoned her - Charlie's mansion is a boarding house for a collection of fascinating strangers.

The ashes of her dead ex-husband are in a canister on her dining room table -her daughter is coming home, expecting a funeral.

​Will Charlie rise to the occasion? And will what role will "Harvey Wallbanger" have in her transformation?

SWEET TRUTH

Bernice Fairfax is about to turn fifty-years-old. Divorced and a little desperate, her cupcake shop is faltering, her fourteen-year-old daughter is on a piercing binge, and her love-life verges on crazy.

A quiet warning from your favorite playwright. . .

Everything is subject to copyright. But you knew that. Didn't you, darling?

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Hey, Kristine!

When Kristine Holmgren's husband left her for a younger woman, she turned her dismay into writing.

"AFTER HIS HEART" is a fast read - and a curious romp through the curious territory of clueless love.

Holmgren's unflappable commitment to romance is her fatal flaw. Even so, she does have her charm and these stories delight.

Her work first appeared in the Star Tribune. These stories, like most her work, appeared in the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Baltimore Sun.​

Writing for the theatre requires imagination, enthusiasm and stamina. Working in the gardens of the Cozy Cottage provides all three. If you're ever in St. Paul, Minnesota, stop by to see me. I'll be certain to pick a bouquet for you to take on the road, and pour you a cup of the coffee that makes Como Park famous. - Kristine

Some folks think that color detracts from language. I feel the opposite. Throwing the delight of nature into the center of a story deepens the appeal of the plot. Listen for the way in which the environment explodes in my work - you'll appreciate the power of the peony and the quiet trust of the new tulip.